Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26
NORTHERN NEW YORK.
An Aged womans Terrible Fate in North
Bangor-Alone and Starving.

Bangor-A1One and starving.
Mrs. Clementia Delong was found last
Saturday lying unconscious on the floor
of her bedroom in her residence in North
Bangor, where she lived alone. She had
not been seen since last week Monday,
and her long disappearance caused search
to be made for her. She lived only about
an hour after she was found. She had
bitten her lips until they bled and her
hands were badly bruised-probably from
having pounded the floor with them in
the hope of attracting attention and Sc
curing help. 1t was supposed that she
was taken ill on Monday. and in trying to
rai>e from the bed had fallen on the floor,
and lain there helpless and starving until
found. She was "A years of age.
ChampIain.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Briggs who have been
visiting their son, DR.. Briggs, for few
weeks have gone to their home in Rus
sell =. A school meeting will be held Au-
gust 30, for the purpose OF electlng TWO
trustees in place of two whose term OF
Office expires at that time. Willie
Moore, son of our postmaster is very sick
with bilious fever. AT the festival for
| the benefit of the Catholic church the Sc
ciety cleared 1926.
Monday morning a daughter was born
10 Dr. ana MIS- d. r. TuSei ~
There was a Sunday school excursion from
here to Missisquoi Park Tuesday.
Rouses Point.
Miss Minnie Ripley of Plattsburgh is
the guest of Miss Laura Phillips. ....
School begins the Goth. The election of
trustees will be held at the school build
ing the 3lst. The remains of the late
Mrs. Palmer were taken to Morristown
for interment. .....The Episcopal ladies
were to have held lawn party at the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. John Myers, Thurs
day evening, but owing to the wet wealth
er it was postponed ...... Miss Gertrude
Allison Is seriously III.
The Flanagans of Malone, formerly pro-
prietors of the Howard House, have
leased the Seymour House, Ogdensburg,
for five years. They take possession Jan.
lst, lSSS.
The northern tier of counties are rather
outdone by the Lewis County Agricul-
tural society who has expended $4,000 this
year III the purchase of additional lands
and in the erection of new buildings, and
who will offer among the special attrac-
tionS addresses September II by Henry
George and Rev. Edward McGlynn.
Eli B. Smith and George Hawkins of
Malone, have decided to start a State
bank at Chateaugay with capital of s25,-
UUU. III is lnelr luleullOu 10 nave lue oduh
open for business early in september.
The time made by the Relief of Platts-
burgh since their first entries in the tour,
neys has been as follows Burlington.
September 3, 1874, time 1923; first prize;
Winooski, September 3, 1875, time l:40;
first prize. Glens Falls, July 4, 1876 time
l:4l first prize Ticono eroga, August II,
1876, time 1:27 1.2; second prize. Port
Henry, October 10, 1876 time l:26 second
prize. Whitehall, July 4, 1877, time l:2219;
second prize. Swanton, July t. 1879, time
81 1-2 Westport September, lS 1879, time
574. MBlone, October l, 1879, 81 first
prise. Glens Falls, July ., $780,, time
llS; first prize. Canton, September 10.
$780, time 591t first prize. Canton, Sep
tember l6, 1850, time 81 - first prize.
Potsdam, September %, 1850, time 50;
first prize. Malone. September 30, 1850,
time 5S3i second prize. Rouse's Point,
July 1. 1851, time 50l-2; first prize. Bur
lington, July ., lsS6, time SO; first prize.
Buffalo, August Is, 1856, time 46l-
fourth prize. Troy, August Is, 1887, As.
The Clinton county fair will be held in
Plattsburgh August 80 and 81 and Septem-
ber ] and ,. There will be trotting races
each day, a drill and race against time by
the Relief hose company of Plattsburgh and
an address by the Hon. Bourke Cochran on
the third day and an exhibition of driving
horses on the last day of the fair.